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That is a nice assortment from many Wars. Thanks for sharing -- I do love knives. I understand WW II US fighting knives have had a lot of interest lately. I always thought fighting knives have been under collected just my opinion. :beer:

Chris. Thank you for the information ? It will be pulled from my site. Sorry for the delay in email response. I have been traveling for the last few weeks.

A keeper, I had one similar without the makers name. One of my favorite awards

Peter, Looks like a period piece of beautiful Patriotic Jewelry. I do believe these sort of items are under collected, priced right, beautiful and do exhibit the craftsmanship of that period. A very nice find indeed.

Dusty Screw Back -- LOC ? per Fugpaw's request

Dusty Black Screw Back -- LOC ?

Dusty Black Screw Back -- LOC ?

Rick & Taz, Bingo and fast as well. Thank You & Happy Holidays Paul, I believe it to be early 1900, it is in a perfect maroon push button case with a 25 on the top, perhaps a 25 year service award. This one resides in my collection.

Happy Holidays Gentlemen, Can anyone identify the in insignia on the boutonni?re? Thanking You In Advance

I like the cross; however, one thing that is questionable to me is why would it be marked 800 way out on the corner ? I orginally thought it was on the obverse --- old eyes

Thanks for the input and questions, that is what makes the forum so valauable. Hopefully this will continue to bring about some very interesting dialog. Thank you dond

Reverse

Hi Gents, Another Dual EK I with a new twist for wearer. This unit has a double hooked Spange. Both the Spange and EK are unmarked. Obviously jeweler made or modified. With an expertly applied hinge placed between the Spange and EK. My only though hear might be to prevent the uniform from puckering when the person was in motion or bending etc. Please - any other ideas / suggestions would be most appreciated. Thank You. Obverse

Thank you for all your help haynau, ebay sounds like a plan for me.

Thank You haynau, jpgs of the reverse, only a makers name. Are these common and is "B" from the same time period?

Gent's I have a couple Turkish Tinnies, has anyone seen these before or know anything about them? Thank You

That is a much nicer enameled EK than one normally finds which are single sided patriotic EK's Great Find.

Gentleman, Several of you have been looking for a copy of Stephen Thomas Previtera's 1st edition " The Iron Time " Well there is a copy on eBay # 130098811477 . Sorry, when I first posted this I left a number out, it is correct now. Good Luck!

J. Temple - West, The sample board is very well made, the various insignias are attached through the black velvet covered board and tightly secured. The board is set into the frame and the reverse is covered with fabric on the back and paper on the corners. The front and back boards are riveted together as you can see on the obverse inner corners. So there is no way to see the makers mark. I did check the part numbers with my Assmann Catalog and they do not match. But they could have used different numbers in other countries? Thanks for the translation and thank you Bob and Paul for your compliments. More questions or information would be appreciated. Thank You

J. Temple -West Looks like the maker was from Holland -- I am sorry but I cannot interpret the rest of the label. Perhaps some one would be kind enough to help. Thank You

Micha, Excellent example, actually excellent examples. The cased FA with that configuration screw back is pure top shelf.

Salesman's sample board with a few Luftwaffe items.

Reverse Side. Thank You.

Gentlemen, I recently found what I believe is an excellent Austrian Coin. It is about the size of a US Dime dated 1914. I thought it was a bit rare since it was in such great condition. Can someone either point me in the right direction for information or tell me anything about the coin such as what it is called, is it Austrian and is is common or rare? Thank You.

Rick, A real good looking unit. I am certain it is much more rare then RKs, DKs and most other items that are highly sought. I for one will buy a strange medal, badge or insignia in a minute. More often then not they are not too expensive, very attractive, and hard to find information on. Most of all they look super in a display.